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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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